AO CMF NA Management of Facial Trauma
Learn evidence-based clinical approaches for treating and managing CMF fractures and congenital defects.
Multiple dates and locations available.
Description
The AO CMF North America Management of Facial Trauma course provides participants with evidence-based clinical approaches to treat and manage CMF fractures and congenital defects through the correction of these injuries or defects and the establishment of aesthetic outcomes.
The AO CMF faculty teaching at these courses are recognized national experts and academic-based clinicians from leading universities and hospitals in North America representing all disciplines involved within craniomaxillofacial surgery.
Learning will be delivered through
- Online self-assessment and self-study four weeks prior to event
- Brief didactic lectures
- Interactive, clinical case-based small group discussions
- Hands-on practical lab exercises utilizing bone models with a 5:1 participant-to-faculty ratio
- Sessions on anatomy, biomechanics, surgical approaches, and principles of internal fixation of the mandible and midface
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this event, participants will be able to Diagnose facial injury through history, physical examination, and diagnostic investigations Formulate a treatment plan (operative and non-operative) Perform the specific treatment for facial trauma Modify the treatment plan when necessary Manage patient follow-up and rehabilitation Identify and manage complications -
Who should attend
Surgeons-in-training in the fields of oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, plastics and reconstruction, ophthalmology, and oculoplastics. Some practicing surgeons may also find this course beneficial.